The Hill News

A Washington watchdog called for an investigation Thursday of Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.) and his campaign committee for hiding a loan source of at least $300,000 for his 2007-2008 campaign.

Broun indicated to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) that the $300,000 loan was a personal loan, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) stated. Broun later pointed to an unnamed bank that had loaned the money, after CREW found the representative would have made almost $29,000 in interest off of his campaign if it were a personal loan.

CREW filed a complaint with commission, calling for further inquiry and an audit of the representative's campaign committee.

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